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    Exam 8: A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
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    Surface Waves ____________
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Surface Waves ____________

Question 11

Question 11

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Surface waves ____________.


A) travel more rapidly than body waves
B) cause most of the damage to buildings during earthquakes
C) are the first waves initially produced in an earthquake
D) are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph station after an earthquake

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